Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
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#1Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/28/08 at 11:20amHow was she in it?
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#2re: Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/28/08 at 11:27amOff-topic, but whatever happened to the Broadway-bound Kander/Ebb show, All About Us (I think that is what it was called), with Eartha Kitt and Shuler (sp?) Hensley?
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#3re: Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/28/08 at 11:27am
Amazing beyond amazing. I have never seen an audience so enthralled with a performer in my life. She stood in front of the main curtain, sang and looked at the audience and demanded the attention of everyone-and she got it.
Seeing her in the show twice is always going to be a highlight for me-from now till the day I die.
#4re: Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/28/08 at 12:41pmShe also succeeded Chita Rivera in Nine. I saw her - she was wonderful.
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#5re: Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/28/08 at 3:12pmYou can look her at objectively and say "Well, her voice is going, she's not the greatest actress, blah blah blah" but when you see her on stage you cannot look away. Seeing her live in Wild Party was astounding. I am so glad to have experienced it.
#6re: Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/28/08 at 3:38pmthe five minutes she held the stage at the end of the show was worth any price. try to track down the footage from the 2000 drama desks she does "When It Ends" and the audience's reaction is befitting royality.
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#7re: Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/28/08 at 11:21pm
"she's not the greatest actress"
ummmm, yes she is
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#8re: Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/29/08 at 9:19amShe was stunning. She hovered around the stage like a vamping ghost. She wasn't pulling focus, but you couldn't help but look at her. Her songs were perfectly tailored to her and were definitely highlights. A wonderfully talented cast all around. I wish Toni Collette would do more musicals. Also amazing and effortless.
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#9re: Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/29/08 at 10:09amAn all around brilliant cast...rivals the original COMPANY for one of the best ensembles ever. When it gets a major revival--and it will, it may take time, but it will--that cast is going to be hard to top.
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#10re: Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/29/08 at 2:03pmI was never a big fan of hers until I saw her in "Wild Party". Her voice was so strong and her control was amazing for a woman her age. I did see her again in "Nine" but it was "Wild Party" that made me an Eartha Kitt fan.
#11re: Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/29/08 at 2:47pm
She also delivered a seismic 'I'm Still Here' in the London 'Follies'.
A living legend!
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#12re: Eartha Kitt in Wild Party
Posted: 9/29/08 at 3:04pmShe was definitely the highlight of that production of The Wild Party. No one else even came close. The only caveat was that she didn't have enough to do. I had seen her in a nightclub act in the late 80's and that made me a fan forever.
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